Torontron
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The TORONTRON is a 1982 arcade cabinet
that has been retrofitted to play six great games by local Toronto
independent game Artists.
Arcade cabinet
A video game arcade cabinet, also known as a video arcade machine or video coin-op, is the housing within which a video arcade game's hardware resides. Most cabinets designed since the mid-1980s conform to the JAMMA wiring standard...
that has been retrofitted to play six great games by local Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
independent game Artists.
games
- Albacross
- LockON 2
- Mondrian Provoked
- Monster Puncher
- Heavy Weather
- Night of the Cephalopods
Credit
- Cabinet Retrofitter: Jph WacheskiJph WacheskiJph Wacheski is a musician and independent video game developer in Ottawa, Canada.-Games:Wacheski's games and music are experimental in design. The games are typically in a retro arcade style with unique modern sound design...
, Iteration Games - Project Coordinator: Jim MunroeJim MunroeJim Munroe is a Canadian science fiction author, who publishes his works independently under the imprint No Media Kings.Munroe was managing editor at the magazine Adbusters in the 1990s, before publishing his debut novel Flyboy Action Figure Comes With Gasmask in 1999...
, No Media Kings - Cabinet Graphic Design: Nadine Lessio
- Gamemaker Liaison: Jim McGinley, Bigpants Games
- Deployment Officer: Peter Marshall
- Housing Assistance: Rose Bianchini and Jason Van Horne
- Financial Support: Toronto Arts Council, Ontario Arts CouncilOntario Arts CouncilThe Ontario Arts Council is a publicly-funded Canadian organization in the province of Ontario whose purpose is to promote and assist the development of the arts for the enjoyment and benefit of all Ontarians...
Travels
The TORONTRON gets taken to many events by the Hand Eye SocietyHand Eye Society
The Hand Eye Society is a not-for-profit coalition of projects and people in support of Toronto's video game communities.The Hand Eye Society Organizes socials, unconferences, presentations, showcases and established connections with the interactive design community at large - Events :* The Hand...
- Nuit BlancheNuit BlancheNuit Blanche is an annual all-night or night-time arts festival. A Nuit Blanche will typically have museums, private and public art galleries, and other cultural institutions open and free of charge, with the centre of the city itself being turned into a de facto art gallery, providing space for...
Festival Toronto - Canadian Zine fair Canzine
- Toronto Fan Expo
- Flash In The Can
- Toronto Comic Arts Festival
- Function 13
- InterAccess
- Gamercamp
Other Relevant sites
- Flash In The Can http://www.fitc.ca/
- Toronto Comic Arts Festival http://torontocomics.com/
- Function 13 http://function13.ca/
- InterAccess http://interaccess.org/exhibitions/special.php